Red Velvet Car
Heart Will Be In New York Release Week To Appear on The Today Show, Fox & Friends, ShopNBC and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
“WTF” and “Hey You” Seeing Success at Radio
Los Angeles, California, August 19, 2010
With anticipation mounting for Heart´s August 31 release of their first new studio album in six years, Red Velvet Car, Heart is seeing success on the road and at radio with their singles “WTF” and “Hey You” seeing increased airplay on AC, AAA and Classic Rock stations across the country. Ann and Nancy Wilson will be in New York City in support of their new release and will be appearing on several national television shows including: “Fox & Friends” (9/1), “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” (9/2), “The Today Show” (8/31), and “ShopNBC” (8/29). Appearances on “The Joy Behar Show” will air on August 25 and on NPR´s “Weekend Edition” on September 4.
“The barracudas are back and at the top of their game.” (Rolling Stone, September 2, 2010)
“Aggressive, Delicate and Enduring” (New York Times, August 4, 2010)
“Red Velvet Car, to be released by Sony Music´s Legacy Recordings, boasts an evolved sound that doesn’t pander to the iPod generation. The women of Heart have strong stories to tell through the music.” (The Virginian-Pilot, August 13, 2010)
Like all Heart albums, Red Velvet Car rocks hard but also has a deep acoustic side. Nancy Wilson has long been known to play her acoustic guitar with rock ferocity. This time an abundance of resonant acoustic instruments (guitars, mandolin, dobro, banjo, fiddle, viola, cello, and autoharp), played by Nancy Wilson and the album´s producer, Ben Mink, are showcased in Heart´s unique style. Nine of the album’s songs were written for, and appear for the first time on Red Velvet Car. The album’s closer, “Sand,” is a newly recorded version of a song originally written and recorded by the Lovemongers, Ann and Nancy’s 1990’s acoustic side project. The release of Red Velvet Car heralds Legacy’s forthcoming reissues of the classic Heart catalog in new physical and digital editions.
Ann Wilson and her younger sister, Nancy Wilson, first showed the world that women can rock when their band Heart stormed the charts in the ’70s with hits like “Crazy on You”, “Magic Man”, “Barracuda”, “Straight On”, “Even It Up”, “Kick It Out” and so many more. Not only did the Wilson sisters lead the band, they wrote the songs, and played the instruments too, making them the first women in rock to do so. Heart continued topping the charts through the ´80s and into the ´90s with huge hits like “These Dreams”, “Alone”, “What About Love”, “If Looks Could Kill”, “Never” and a string of other hits that showcased the sisters´ enormous talents as both musicians and singers. Along the way, Heart sold more than 30 million records, had 21 top 40 hits, sold out arenas worldwide, and had a profound influence on rock music.
Set Your Recorders! HEART on Television (Check your local listings for times that are not shown)
Wed. 08/25 – Behind The Music Remastered – HEART VH1 Classic 5pm PST
Wed. 08/25 – The Joy Behar Show HLN 6pm PST
Fri. 08/27 – HEART: Night at Sky Church VH1 Classic 9pm EST
Sun. 08/29 – ShopNBC
Tues. 08/31 – The Today Show
Wed. 09/01 – Fox & Friends
Thurs. 09/02 – Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Sat. 09/04 – NPR’s WeekendEdition
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